--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I've found, though, that people are more…" description: "\"“I've found, though, that people are more likely to share their personal experiences if you go first, so that's why I always keep an eleven-point list ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c5/jenny-lawson-3391_alcohol_i-ve-found-though-that-people-are-more-l_1416769.jpg" --- # I've found, though, that people are more likely to share… ![“I've found, though, that people are more likely to share their personal experiences if you go first, so that's why I always keep an eleven-point list of what went wrong in my childhood to share with them. Also I usually crack open a bottle of tequila to share with them, because alcohol makes me…” quote by Jenny Lawson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c5/jenny-lawson-3391_alcohol_i-ve-found-though-that-people-are-more-l_1416769.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c5/jenny-lawson-3391_alcohol_i-ve-found-though-that-people-are-more-l_1416769.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c5/jenny-lawson-3391_alcohol_i-ve-found-though-that-people-are-more-l_1416769.jpg) > ““I've found, though, that people are more likely to share their personal experiences if you go first, so that's why I always keep an eleven-point list of what went wrong in my childhood to share with them. Also I usually crack open a bottle of tequila to share with them, because alcohol makes me less nervous, and also because I'm from the South, and in Texas we offer drinks to strangers even when we're waiting in line at the liquor store. In Texas we call that '\_southern hospitality\_.' The people who own the liquor store call it 'shoplifting.' Probably because they're Yankees. I'm not allowed to go back to that liquor store.”” [Jenny Lawson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-lawson/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Sharing personal stories and offering a drink lowers barriers, encouraging others to open up, especially in informal social settings. **In simple terms:** Opening up and sharing a drink makes people more comfortable sharing their own stories. Key Takeaway Use vulnerability and hospitality to foster connection. 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